Update: Introducing the April 2025 Cohort of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program

The April 2025 Cohort of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program brought together nine ministers who play a coordinating role in their cabinets, including ministers of finance and planning, a Vice President and a Vice-Prime Minister:

• The Honorable Ndaba Gaolathe, Vice President and Minister of Finance (Botswana)
• The Honorable Guylain Nyembo Mbwizya, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Planning (Democratic Republic of Congo)
• The Honorable Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, Minister of Finance and Development Planning (Liberia)
• The Honorable Nadia Fettah, Minister of Economy and Finance (Morocco)
• The Honorable Dr. Shiva Raj Adhikari, Vice Chair National Planning Commission (Nepal)
• The Honorable Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Policy & Coordination and Head of Central Result Delivery Coordination Unit (Nigeria)
• The Honorable Abdourahmane Sarr, Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation (Senegal)
• The Honorable Sheku Fantamadi Bangura, Minister of Finance (Sierra Leone)
• The Honorable Maropene Ramokgopa, Minister in the Presidency, for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (South Africa)